The primary goal of the OAA is to assist students in identifying and clarifying their academic direction and educational goals, and to help them develop meaningful and compatible educational plans and success strategies.

Informed by institutional data, and in coordination with the Center for Student Success, the OAA will proactively communicate with students who could most benefit from holistic academic support, guidance, and resources in a timely manner.

Objectives*

While the ultimate responsibility for making educational planning decisions rests with students, the OAA is committed to the following objectives:

Reflect on their curricular and co-curricular learning experiences, particularly in terms of the transferable, lifelong skills they acquire from these experiences.

Our Vision

SUNY New Paltz aspires to be recognized nationally for excellence in academic advising.

With the understanding that effective academic advising is central to student success, the OAA will:

Be a mission-driven, data-informed nexus of academic advisement and educational transition services focused on supporting undergraduate students’ intellectual, creative, personal, and professional development through meaningful educational planning;

Encourage student learning and development in a personalized, student-centered manner, while remaining sensitive to each student’s timetable for degree completion;

Cultivate partnerships with faculty, staff, administration, and students in support of common educational and student success goals, particularly for student groups with unique barriers to success including first generation college students, transfer students, and students from historically underrepresented populations;

Encourage the development of student responsibility and self-advocacy; support efforts to normalize help seeking behavior, and promote an institutional culture of student success;

Consistently demonstrate academic advising as a High-Impact Practice; and

Support the communication of key academic policies to students and examine the ways in which academic policies influence persistence and make policy recommendations to enhance student success.